The deepest affection in Gu Long's world

Chapter 41 Fake Death
The night is getting late.

The road behind the mountain was narrow, and the hazy starlight reflected off the leaves on the roadside, making the whole earth seem to be bathed in a mysterious and desolate mist.

Chu Liuxiang and Wuhua walked side by side on this rugged, narrow path, remaining silent until then, as silent as the mountains in the night.

Wu Hua smiled slightly:

"It's finally coming to an end."

Chu Liuxiang sighed.

"I didn't want to see this happen."

Wu Hua, however, did not take it to heart. His gaze toward Chu Liuxiang remained as clear as ever, and the tension he felt in the bamboo grove courtyard seemed to have vanished in an instant.

"Tell me, how much do you actually know?"

“There is a lot. You should be the eldest son of Tianfeng Shisilang. Although I haven’t confirmed it with Master Tianfeng, I can still deduce some of the truth from your tireless efforts in helping Nangong Ling.”

"That's right, he and I are brothers."

"Then why did you kill him?"

Chu Liuxiang's tone turned cold, and his gaze toward Wuhua was filled with deep disappointment.

"Because he exposed too much, not just the lead you found, but also some of his actions on the Huashan Sect side were hard to hide. In order to cut his losses and survive, I had no choice but to end this game hastily."

I just didn't expect it."

"I never expected that when you returned to the Southern Shaolin Temple, intending to use the Heavenly One Divine Water to poison Master Tianfeng as a final act, you were directly imprisoned by the Southern Shaolin Temple, and you had no chance to make any more moves."

"Yes."

Why didn't the Southern Shaolin Temple take direct action against you?

“On one hand, there’s my master. He still cherishes the bond between master and disciple. After all, in a sense, I’m like his son.” Wuhua frankly expressed his thoughts, “Although I still want to kill him.”

"On the other hand?" Chu Liuxiang knew this was the key point. Even though Master Tianfeng was the abbot of the Southern Shaolin Temple, Wuhua had made a huge mess this time. Once the Divine Water Palace found out what the other party had done, it would be a disaster.

The mere Southern Shaolin Temple can't stop the Jellyfish Yin Ji!
"Because of him."

“Say his name.” Chu Liuxiang looked intently at Wuhua.

Wu Hua smiled, and unlike Nangong Ling's gritted teeth at the time, he seemed completely unconcerned about his current situation.

"It's Fang Yunhua."

"Can he persuade the Southern Shaolin Temple?"

"I don't know about that. All I know is that my only chance now is with you."

"I have one last question: what exactly is your relationship with Fang Yunhua?"

"It would be better to say what the relationship is between my mother's Huangshan family and the Huashan School."

As Wu Hua recounted the story, Chu Liuxiang's last question was answered, but she didn't mention that the former Li Qi was now the renowned Stone Guanyin.

After learning everything, Chu Liuxiang had already come to terms with his anger towards Fang Yunhua for using him along the way. He could even understand why Fang Yunhua would go to such lengths to scheme against him.

Just like in the original work, after learning that Nangong Ling had killed Ren Ci, his father's killer, he was speechless for a moment before choosing to understand in his heart.

At this moment, he could naturally understand Fang Yunhua's position even better.

Chu Liuxiang is a tolerant person, a soft-hearted person, and a kind person who can empathize with the situations of others.

Now he faces another choice.

Chu Liuxiang stopped and stared at Wuhua for a long time before sighing, "You know I never want to kill anyone, let alone you."

Wu Hua, however, maintained that faint smile:
"But you should also know that if you don't kill me now, I will kill you."

Chu Liuxiang nodded with a wry smile:
"Fortunately, he gave me another option, and I understand why Ying Wanli had been waiting in Putian City for so long."

Wu Hua did not respond to that statement, and neither of them made any further remarks.

They knew they had said everything they needed to say.

The mountain wind grew stronger, making their clothes flutter loudly. Although their expressions remained calm and composed, a suffocatingly heavy atmosphere filled the air between them.

The next second, Wuhua was the first to attack!

(This fight scene, if actually written, would take one or two chapters, so it's just pointless filler and will be skipped.)
Then--

Wu Hua knelt on the ground, lost in thought.

"Although you have lost, you have lost with great grace."

Upon hearing this, Wuhua, who had already been defeated, burst into wild laughter.

"Do you think I'm wrong? If I succeed, who would dare say I'm wrong? I know what you want to do, and I guess what he's going to do. He believes in you and believes you can win, so he's using these methods to show his contempt and humiliation towards me!"
Ying Wanli, the world's number one detective?!
How ridiculous! I, Wuhua, will not be judged by anyone! No one in this world can judge me!

At this moment, a brilliant light suddenly appeared in Wuhua's eyes, but his gentle and handsome face had turned ashen and terrifying.

Chu Liuxiang's eyes were filled with unconcealed sorrow, but Fang Yunhua's words suddenly flashed through his mind.

If I were Wuhua, I would never accept this outcome; I would rather die by your hand.

[I am Wuhua, and I naturally understand Xiang Shuai very well. Xiang Shuai still cherishes our friendship, and although he insists on handling me impartially, because he is a gentleman, there is something I can use against him.]

When you are unable to kill me and only intend to let the law decide, I can choose to commit suicide.

[If I die, given my past friendship with Xiang Shuai, he will surely respect my final pride and grant me a dignified end, so that my debt may be absolved.]

[It was because I knew Xiang Shuai well enough that I was able to successfully prepare this fake death escape. There are many ways in this world to put someone into a state of suspended animation. Given Xiang Shuai's character, he would never allow my corpse to be defiled. Therefore, this was my only chance to survive.]

"The only chance."

He finally understood the true meaning of the four words Wu Hua had said, and his face turned ashen, transforming him into Chu Liuxiang.

To be so familiar with him and yet to take advantage of his friendship and kindness without any scruples is the greatest humiliation for him!
He looked at Wuhua, who was barely holding on to his last breath, as if he were about to die at any moment, and his expression was indifferent.

"Are you going to leave one last sentence, that no matter what mistakes you've made, you're still a noble person, far nobler than most people in the world, and naturally you wouldn't deign to bow down to such lowly people?"

Is it considered noble to stage this whole charade in front of me just to fake your death?

Originally, Wu Hua's life signs were like a candle that could be extinguished with a single breath, but in the blink of an eye, his complexion was already as healthy as could be. He slowly got up, showing no embarrassment or embarrassment at being exposed.

His cold expression was almost identical to Chu Liuxiang's, the only difference being the hint of doubt hidden deep in his eyes.

"This is not you. Just like when we met again before, the you I saw was not like you. You will never see through my fake death plan."

If it's him, I'm not surprised, but I'm also quite certain that you couldn't possibly have had any contact with him during this time! Because you didn't completely trust him either!

"So when do you think he warned me that this would happen?"

"The only possibility is that it happened even earlier, when you went to Mount Hua and news spread that he had repelled the treasure hunters!"

Wu Hua's eyes widened as he stared at Chu Liuxiang's lips, hoping he would say something like, "No!"
But what he heard was...
"you guessed right."

(End of this chapter)